Montini Catholic will be holding their first Placement Test for prospective students on Saturday, December 2, 2017 at 8:00 a.m. at the school located at 19W070 16th Street in Lombard. Pre-registration and a practice test will be held on Wednesday, November 28th at 7:00 p.m. The exam date for all Catholic High Schools in the Diocese of Joliet was moved up to December from its traditional late January date.

Montini Catholic, a college preparatory high school, is also proud to announce the academic scholarship opportunity available for prospective students taking this test.

"This year a total of twenty-two freshmen were awarded an academic scholarship," said Admissions Coordinator, Kim Richmond, "All prospective students are welcome to take the test," she informed. "Only students taking the exam on December 2nd are eligible for the scholarship."

Montini Catholic's Academic Scholarships are awarded based on national percentile ranking of the placement exam scores.

Students scoring between the 95th to 99th percentiles receive a $2,500 scholarship.

Students scoring between the 90th to 94th percentiles receive a $1,500 scholarship.

And students scoring between the 85th to 89th percentiles receive a $1,000 scholarship.

Mrs. Richmond also explained that all awards are renewable as long as students meets the renewable criteria each year.

"We are very proud to be able to offer the academic scholarships to potential Broncos," says Mrs. Richmond. "We encourage all families interested in an education at Montini Catholic to pursue this valuable opportunity and to take our Placement Exam on December 2nd."

Questions regarding our December Placement Exam can be sent to Mrs. Kim Richmond at: krichmond@montini.org. New Student Applications (required for taking the test along with a $30 fee) can be downloaded at www.montini.org (click on the 'Admissions' tab in the navigation bar).

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